Written by

Zak Keefer
Indianapolis Star

The Legends and Leaders won't live much longer, but don't expect the debate surrounding the Big Ten Conference's football divisions to end soon.

ESPN.com, citing unnamed league sources, detailed the conference's plans to scrap its 2-year-old divisions and split its football teams based on geography. The change is set to begin with the 2014 season, when Maryland and Rutgers join the conference.

The swift response from Big Ten country: This will create a distinct power disparity. ...